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Impacts of the Internet on Health Inequality and Healthcare …

(3 days ago) WEBDespite the important role that Internet access plays in public health, relatively few studies have systematically examined the distributional and aggregate effects of the Internet on health outcomes. The association between Internet use and health-related outcomes in older adults and the elderly: a cross-sectional study. BMC Medical …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9218541/

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Is the Internet bad for you? Huge study reveals surprise - Nature

(Just Now) WEBInternet use and teen mental health: it’s about more than just screen time Correspondence 21 MAY 24 Social-media influence on teen mental health goes beyond just cause and effect

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01410-z

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Internet use statistically associated with higher wellbeing, finds …

(1 days ago) WEBThe study encompassed more than two million participants psychological wellbeing from 2006-2021 across 168 countries, in relation to internet use and …

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-05-14-internet-use-statistically-associated-higher-wellbeing-finds-new-global-oxford-study

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Public health implications of excessive use of the Internet and …

(5 days ago) WEBUse of the Internet, computers, smartphones and other electronic devices has dramatically increased over recent decades, and this increase is associated not only with clear and tremendous benefits to the users, but also with documented cases of excessive use which often has negative health consequences. In an increasing number …

https://www.who.int/news/item/13-09-2018-public-health-implications-of-excessive-use-of-the-internet-and-other-communication-and-gaming-platforms

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Broadband Access as a Public Health Issue: The Role of Law in …

(2 days ago) WEBInternet connectivity, particularly access to broadband, is playing an increasingly important role in both healthcare and public health. Telehealth — the use of telecommunications technologies to deliver healthcare, public health services, and health education from a distance — is revolutionizing the delivery of clinical care and health …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1073110519857314

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Internet access is linked to higher well-being, new global study

(1 days ago) WEBAcross all those ways of crunching the numbers, about 85% showed that those who have and use the internet report greater well-being that those who do not, …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/health/internet-greater-well-being-study-wellness/index.html

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Center for Health Communication - Harvard T.H. Chan School of …

(3 days ago) WEBWhy it matters: Social media content is a major and valuable source of health information for millions of people. In fact, almost 6 in 10 U.S. adults search the internet …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/2024/05/21/show-and-tell-creating-guidelines-for-assuring-the-credibility-of-health-information-sources-on-social-media/

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Health Equity and Broadband Internet Access - AHIMA

(3 days ago) WEBYou can use wireless broadband internet in public spaces through Wi-Fi networks or “hotspots” in places like libraries or parks. Speeds of wireless internet are similar to DSL and cable modem. About 6 in 10 people in the U.S. lived in an area with high-speed fixed wireless internet availability in 2020.

https://ahimafoundation.ahima.org/understanding-the-issues/health-equity-and-broadband-internet-access/

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Public Health Implications of Excessive Use of the Internet, …

(2 days ago) WEBWHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse has started activities on public health implications of excessive use of the Internet, computers, smartphones and similar electronic devices in 2014 in response to the concerns expressed by professional groups, WHO collaborating centers, academics and clinicians about public health relevance

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/9789241509367

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Does using the internet make us happier or sadder?

(5 days ago) WEBWe still don’t know the potential well-being effects of social media specifically or how they could vary among people of different ages. Growing access to …

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430621-does-using-the-internet-make-us-happier-or-sadder/

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Ways public health users interact with online health information: …

(Just Now) WEBPurpose The use of internet for health-related purposes has increased in the past years; however, the overabundance of information led the world to a health “infodemic”. Little is known about the ways public health users seek health information online and how it influences the relationship between patients and healthcare …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12553-023-00784-w

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Millions in the US at Risk of Losing Internet Access

(5 days ago) WEBCynthia George, 71, is retired and lives on a low, fixed income. She recently told CNN that she uses the internet to find grocery deals and stretch her food stamps …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/21/millions-us-risk-losing-internet-access

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The Internet and the Pandemic Pew Research Center

(8 days ago) WEBResults from a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted April 12-18, 2021, reveal the extent to which people’s use of the internet has changed, their views about how helpful technology has been for them and the struggles some have faced. The vast majority of adults (90%) say the internet has been at least important to them

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/09/01/the-internet-and-the-pandemic/

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Internet use linked to higher wellbeing, global study suggests

(8 days ago) WEBInternet access and use is consistently associated with positive wellbeing, a new study of data from 168 countries by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) suggests. In …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89z2v0pjl3o

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AcademyHealth Presents a Literature Review Summarizing the …

(8 days ago) WEBWhile many scientific reviews have previously summarized the utility of population-level internet search data for public health and health outcomes research, …

https://academyhealth.org/blog/2024-05/academyhealth-presents-literature-review-summarizing-research-findings-use-internet-search-data-diagnosis-diseases-and-conditions

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Internet use linked to higher wellbeing, global study suggests - BBC

(6 days ago) WEBInternet use linked to higher wellbeing, global study suggests. The Oxford study comes as concern about the impact of internet use prompts laws in many countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89z2v0pjl3o

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A Neoteric Approach toward Social Media in Public Health …

(9 days ago) WEBWhile the use of social media keeps increasing around the world, its use in public health is not well understood by health professionals. Eckmanns, T. Social …

https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/15/5/276

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Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health - BMC Public Health

(7 days ago) WEBThe various restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may have worsened the digital divide and health inequality. However, research to ascertain the association between Internet use and difficulties in acquiring health resources among older adults with disabilities is scarce. This study aimed to explore the relationship between …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-17922-2

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Does internet use boost psychological well-being? - News …

(6 days ago) WEBStudy published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior found that internet access and use significantly predict higher psychological well-being, with over 96% of …

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240515/Does-internet-use-boost-psychological-well-being.aspx

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Health Applications of the Internet - Networking Health - NCBI …

(4 days ago) WEBUse of the Internet for public health surveillance would require technical advances in a number of areas. Of primary interest are ubiquity and security, but availability is also of concern. Other technical parameters, such as bandwidth and latency, are less important in most public health applications, although the desire for videoconferencing

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44714/

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Public Health and Online Misinformation: Challenges and …

(7 days ago) WEBThe internet has become a popular resource to learn about health and to investigate one's own health condition. However, given the large amount of inaccurate information online, people can easily become misinformed. Individuals have always obtained information from outside the formal health care system, so how has the …

https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094127

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Internet use can have positive effects on your well-being

(5 days ago) WEBOne of the measures, life satisfaction, was found to be 8.5% higher for those who had internet access. However, 5% of associations linking internet use and …

https://www.techspot.com/news/103004-internet-use-can-have-positive-effects-well-according.html

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Social media- and internet-based disease surveillance for public health

(3 days ago) WEBDisease surveillance systems are a cornerstone of public health tracking and prevention. This review addresses the use, promise, perils, and ethics of social media and internet-based data collection for public health surveillance. Our review highlights untapped opportunities for integrating digital surveillance in public health, and current

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7959655/

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JMIR Infodemiology - TikTok as a Source of Health Information …

(4 days ago) WEBBackground: TikTok is one of the most-used and fastest-growing social media platforms in the world, and recent reports indicate that it has become an …

https://infodemiology.jmir.org/2024/1/e54663

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Online Social Networking and Addiction—A Review of the …

(3 days ago) WEB3.1. Usage. Social networking sites are seen as a ‘global consumer phenomenon’ and, as already noted, have experienced an exponential rise in usage …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3194102/

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Public Health Intelligence and the Internet: Current State of …

(1 days ago) WEB2.4 Public Health Communication. Online social media and the Internet are not only magnifying the scale but also improve the quality of public health communication. The Internet is proactively used in disseminating health-related information, both reliable and non-reliable, and delivering educational materials [ 2 ].

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-68604-2_1

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Health Information, The Internet, And The Digital Divide

(8 days ago) WEBMollyann Brodie is vice-president, director of public opinion and media research, at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Rebecca Flournoy is a research associate in the same division.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.19.6.255

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Internet use is good for health. What a new study reveals about …

(8 days ago) WEBInternet use = greater wellbeing. A team of researchers at the University of Oxford examined data collected over 15 years from 2.4 million individuals, aged 15 to …

https://www.firstpost.com/health/internet-use-is-good-for-health-13770274.html

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